Bible Dictionary: Magistrates: should Rule in the Fear of God

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2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
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2 Chronicles 19:7
Why now let the fear of the LORD be on you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
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Library

"Thou Shalt Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother. "
... and some cities, as we all see, why should it not ... But if there were a rule that they
must do as they ... Now see, here only a few works of magistrates are indicated ...
/.../luther/a treatise on good works/thou shalt honor thy father.htm

Article xvi: of Political Order.
... hold property, take an oath when magistrates require it ... with the design that the
apostles should not think ... never be satisfied unless they know the rule that it ...
/.../melanchthon/the apology of the augsburg confession/part 21 article xvi of.htm

Of the Constant Falsehood of the Devil, and of the Powers and ...
... but He gave directions that tribute should be paid ... evil." And for this reason too,
magistrates themselves, having ... so that under the fear of human rule, men may ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxiv of the constant falsehood.htm

Scriptures Showing the Sin and Danger of Joining with Wicked and ...
... bringeth the wheel over them." O that our magistrates were so ... according to men's
words but works they should be judged ... And why do not we follow that rule in our ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/section v scriptures showing the.htm

Of the Teachers and Ministers of the Church. Their Election and ...
... A certain rule on this head cannot be obtained from the ... Lest this should seem to
be a fiction of mine ... who held the comitia elected the new magistrates, for no ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 3 of the teachers.htm

By what virtues the Ancient Romans Merited that the True God ...
... whilst the fathers were wishing to rule, and the ... to bear the vices of its magistrates
and generals ... the public treasury, even though the result should be poverty ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 12 by what virtues the.htm

The Law of God
... and ceremonial law, such as concerned magistrates, contracts, division ... be regulated
by a certain rule of public ... God, that this his people should have nothing ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 12 the law of.htm

A Further Thanksgiving to God for the Change in the Late ...
... lust, and employing much exertion, to practise the rule of temperance; for ... For although
we should despise parents, yet while we fear magistrates, we shall ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily xiii a further thanksgiving.htm

Sermon for St. Peter's Day
... disciple Timothy, whom he set to rule over men ... behoves all pastors of souls and
magistrates, to possess ... that it is God's appointing that you should now behold ...
/.../xxvi sermon for st peters.htm

On the Feast of St Timothy, or the Memorial of St Peter
... disciple Timothy, whom he set to rule over men ... behoves Father-confessors and all
Magistrates to possess ... dispensations of God's Providence it should happen that ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tauler/the inner way/sermon xii on the feast.htm